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Forum: USA
Sep 22nd 2015, 4:02 pm
Replies: 43
Views: 4,478
Posted By Stratts

Re: allthewayfromuk's questions about a move to Houston

I'm a Basildon boy myself so maybe when I'm over at Katy Mills Mall next I'll have to pop over and say hello. Still undecided about moving here....
Forum: USA
Sep 22nd 2015, 7:04 am
Replies: 56
Views: 5,069
Posted By Stratts

Re: Why the high cost of used vehicles?

People who know anything about BMWs will disagree with you strongly there, at least from UK experience. There's a reason why there is a whole micro-economy based around bootlegged copies of BMWs...
Forum: USA
Sep 21st 2015, 7:19 am
Replies: 43
Views: 4,478
Posted By Stratts

Re: allthewayfromuk's questions about a move to Houston

I'm currently (temp) living in Galleria area and I've been shocked at the level of traffic, although often this is caused by accidents rather than volume (according to the morning news anyway). I'm...
Forum: USA
Sep 18th 2015, 3:30 am
Replies: 42
Views: 4,163
Posted By Stratts

Re: Anyone left a 21yo back in the UK ?

Yes, but he has his own ambitions to join the Army and he needs to stand on his own eventually anyway.

Like I say, not everyone has the same situation, but for us we didn't even offer to take him...
Forum: USA
Sep 17th 2015, 12:00 pm
Replies: 42
Views: 4,163
Posted By Stratts

Re: Anyone left a 21yo back in the UK ?

I've always thought the role of a parent is to make sure their kids, once they reach 18, are mentally and emotionally prepared for world outside the family home. Our son is approaching his 18th...
Forum: USA
Sep 2nd 2015, 2:03 am
Replies: 25
Views: 3,103
Posted By Stratts

Re: Scotland to Orlando with 16 yo. Advice!

We are currently going through a very similar situation, albeit our daughter is a year younger.

We are working under the following guidelines:
1) Moving school mid-year is counter-productive...
Forum: USA
Aug 12th 2015, 7:52 pm
Replies: 29
Views: 3,229
Posted By Stratts

Re: Starting negotiations with employer

Thanks again, we are currently having almost daily meetings where more and more questions come up and new knowledge is gained.

My employer is currently unclear on L1-A or B, I will push for A as I...
Forum: USA
Aug 10th 2015, 5:33 am
Replies: 29
Views: 3,229
Posted By Stratts

Re: Starting negotiations with employer

Thanks all, we are going to try all we can to get her on side, there's a visit to Houston planned for October so we will see how it goes.

The visa is an L1 for me and L2 for my wife.
Forum: USA
Aug 10th 2015, 3:23 am
Replies: 29
Views: 3,229
Posted By Stratts

Re: Starting negotiations with employer

I think this is what I need to understand now.

When it was a secondment it was easier in many ways, as I would effectively be on expenses for a year, now I am unsure what to ask for/think about...
Forum: USA
Aug 10th 2015, 12:07 am
Replies: 29
Views: 3,229
Posted By Stratts

Re: Starting negotiations with employer / schools

So, we had a long think about it, got to a point where we were almost ready to sign up...and then our daughter changed her mind and spent the last week crying and saying she doesn't want to go. ...
Forum: USA
Jul 25th 2015, 9:51 pm
Replies: 29
Views: 3,229
Posted By Stratts

Re: Starting negotiations with employer

Thanks all for the advice, but the education debate is for another time. In principle, if I can't get a suitable financial and personal arrangement then everything else is irrelevant.

There is a...
Forum: USA
Jul 23rd 2015, 9:54 am
Replies: 29
Views: 3,229
Posted By Stratts

Starting negotiations with employer

Hi all

My boss called me in last week and offered me a potential move to Houston on a minimum one year secondment.

After some discussions with my wife and daughter (14), everyone seems happy...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
May 26th 2011, 1:42 am
Replies: 3
Views: 893
Posted By Stratts

Re: HELP - Do you have to get your company to give a reference?

Your HR/Personnel department should treat any request in confidence, so if you don't want certain people to know that shouldn't be a problem (I am assuming that your partner's workplace has an HR...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
May 5th 2011, 3:45 am
Replies: 5
Views: 811
Posted By Stratts

Re: SC175 APPLICATION-CURRENT vs NEW POINTS TEST???

1) There is no proposed Pool Mark under the new points test but the official announcement hasn't been made yet. I would however safely assume that there will no longer be a pool mark

2) You need...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
May 4th 2011, 12:03 am
Replies: 50
Views: 7,132
Posted By Stratts

Re: do ielts scores overlap ?

What a load of old nonsense. Sorry, but you can come up with all sorts of excuses (conspiracies) if you want, but the vast majority of people who can speak the language pass the test. It is...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Apr 29th 2011, 11:05 pm
Replies: 50
Views: 7,132
Posted By Stratts

Re: do ielts scores overlap ?

It is entirely possible that you scored 8 first time around and then got 6.5 second time. All of the tests are marked by two people, and the questions will change, so it is possible that you didnt...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Apr 6th 2011, 7:57 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 2,604
Posted By Stratts

Re: Skills assessment for Electrician

Hi,
There was an almost identical post on this a few weeks ago, and the advice given was that having a spouse assessment on the visa makes no difference to the priority of your application.

If...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Mar 31st 2011, 12:22 am
Replies: 3
Views: 659
Posted By Stratts

Re: Auto Electrician HELP!!

Might be an obvious question but have you asked TRA?

I don't know them in particular, but for my skills assessment (which is due to be sent off soon) with Vetassess there is a process by which you...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Mar 31st 2011, 12:12 am
Replies: 3
Views: 530
Posted By Stratts

Re: How many of you are DIY?

You and I seem to be in a very similar situation, and my wife and I have been going through very similar questions over the past few months.

What I have come to realise (thanks to the help from...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Mar 30th 2011, 11:58 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 1,768
Posted By Stratts

Re: Where to Start From? 175 after 1st July 2011

Bank worker is a bit generic, that could cover anyone from the receptionist to the manager. You'll need to identify a more specific position.

There are some banking jobs on the SOL, if you find...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Mar 30th 2011, 11:54 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 526
Posted By Stratts

Re: ielts

There are 10 or so IELTS test centres in London, most of them run the tests on Saturdays only and you generally need to give 2-3 weeks notice.

Go on to the IELTS website (www.ielts.org) and do a...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Mar 30th 2011, 3:00 am
Replies: 2
Views: 2,196
Posted By Stratts

Re: How long for Vetassess assessment results????

I read on the Vetassess website that you can request priority processing, not sure what that actually means but there were certina situations where they would honour it.

Why not email or call and...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Mar 30th 2011, 2:57 am
Replies: 3
Views: 957
Posted By Stratts

Re: which IELTS for electrician

Only the applicant needs to take the test if they have sufficient points to meet the pass mark.
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Mar 30th 2011, 2:55 am
Replies: 3
Views: 957
Posted By Stratts

Re: which IELTS for electrician

Yes the general IELTS is the correct one, the academic one is for students.
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Mar 24th 2011, 9:20 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 1,618
Posted By Stratts

Re: Not on skilled occupations list = no hope?!

There's a list on the Expo website which details the jobs they are catering for. I called them and asked about my job (Internal Auditor) and they said I could come but there won't be any recruiters...
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